I am yet to even roast my first espresso (UPS due on Tuesday) but I am ready
to buy a pid. I added a great tin can chimney and moved the fan power off of
the switch but I really think that I want to go to a pid soon. I have looked
at ebay a bit but have NO real clue what I am looking for in a PID.
Any help?
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If you can't afford to go the automation route "right", as in using tried
and proven PID, I'd suggest going manual variable control until you learn
enough about PIDs to make an intelligent decision. I suspect Mike (just
plain) used the Fuji for a reason and we've shared roasts numerous times
over the years. My manual variable split heater & fan controlled Rosto
roasts every bit as repeatable and directly comparable to his Ubber Popper
roasts. Sure it takes 100% full time manual monitoring and adjusting versus
his automated. Automation is sweet to be sure freeing up time, as evidenced
by CCR HotTop roasting. OTOH sometimes I run the CCR HT in manual mode.
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7) From: Dean De Crisce

Whole heartedly agree...after making my first city roast single origin espresso, I thought "i have never ever tasted espresso like this anywhere ever" there were unbelievable flavors in a shot that I never experienced. I felt cheated all these years believing espresso was this carbony roast harsh taste that I despise. I wake up with the thought of a beautiful coffee moment awaiting me every day. A little dramatic...but true.
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Whole heartedly agree...after making my first city roast single origin espresso, I thought "i have never ever tasted espresso like this anywhere ever" there were unbelievable flavors in a shot that I never experienced. I felt cheated all these years believing espresso was this carbony roast harsh taste that I despise. I wake up with the thought of a beautiful coffee moment awaiting me every day. A little dramatic...but true.
Dean De Crisce
Sent from a Treo.

Brian,
When I pick a PID controller I am looking for a piece of equipment
that gives me more flexibility than is absolutely necessary. My
current setup has twice as many ramp/soak segments as I'll ever use.
I always order controllers with a communication option which
facilitates quick profile modification, computer monitoring and ease
in saving and reloading favorite profiles. I opt for new versus used
in the interest of not having to 'Play With It' after I've built and
tuned the roaster. That being said: virtually all of these
controllers are industrial quality pieces of equipment with an
expected lifetime well beyond what we need. Another good reason for
going with a new, currently on the market, rather than some other PID
that may work perfectly well is that I have access to complete
documentation. The capabilities of these controllers is far ranging
and good documentation is, in my opinion, a paramount consideration.
All of these concerns end up costing $s.
If these concerns are not important to you, there are always PIDs on
eBay and many surplus outlets at really reasonable costs. I would
caution against getting one without access to good documentation for
the particular model - with all its options. The options installed on
a particular controller can be and usually is the key to its usability
for out application.
If there is anything in particular that I could help you with, feel
free to email me off-list. I'll do what I can to help.
Mike (just plain)
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